Originally appointed as an Associate Justice in 2006, Hon. Lorie S. Gildea stepped down from the Minnesota Supreme Court on October 1, 2023 after thirteen years as Chief Justice.

"During her tenure leading the Court, the outgoing chief justice navigated a tumultuous era, beginning with emergence from the recession of 2007-09 and encompassing the subsequent economic rebound; a narrow, partial-recount gubernatorial election; the scourge of covid; the fall-out from the George Floyd murder; and narrow defeats of a couple of constitutional amendments (seeking to require photo ID for voters and to bar same-sex marriages).

Chief Justice Gildea presided over more than 1,000 appeals and wrote more than 100 decisions — mostly majority rulings, though occasionally dissents. Her departure provides an opportune occasion to review 13-plus of them in chronological order."

Click here to read Bench & Bar's full article from Cathy Gorlin and Marshall Tanick. You can also join the Minnesota State Bar Association for a reception to celebrate the career of former Chief Justice Gildea on November 15, 2023. The reception will include complimentary hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar.